Impact of CEDAW
Some key impacts of CEDAW include:
1. Legal Framework: CEDAW has been the channel through which a holistic legal framework for the promotion of women’s rights in the legal sphere and protection of women rights has been crafted. Its core notion has impacted the creation of national laws and policies in countries such as the U.S. and in the global level.
2. Awareness and Advocacy: CEDAW has created awareness over the women related problems and created therefore a space where women can advocate on their behalf and showcase their activism. Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs), civil society organizations, and grass root movements have utilized CEDAW as their tool to carry forward the policy change and even challenging the government on how to improve women’s status who are discriminated against.
3. Progress in Some Areas: The countries that have ratified CEDAW have observed marked enhancement in spheres such as education and politics for women, ordinarily. Introduction of gender mainstreaming concept as a concept has helped in the implementation of gender equal policies. These equitable policies later on have led to higher gender equality outcomes.
CEDAW: Full form, Provisions, Challenges and Criticism
The CEDAW is an important treaty adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1979; thereby, it has emerged as a milestone among all international agreements. Nowadays, CEDAW is known and supported by many countries, that were not developing before, and even in the developed world, the US is the main exception that has not signed the treaty yet. This article provides an overview of the most important aspect of the CEDAW, its implementation, and enforcement in the US context, where the obstacles come from, and its effect on the US society as well as prospects.